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3 Pedestrians Critically Injured in Westlake Traffic Collision
WESTLAKE, LOS ANGELES, Apr. 19 (KNN) — Three pedestrians were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in Westlake late Thursday night. The Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division patrol units responded to 6th and Alvarado streets at 11 p.m. for reports of three pedestrians struck by a vehicle at the intersection.
Los Angeles is using AI in a pilot program to try to predict homelessness and allocate aid
In Los Angeles, a Homelessness Prevention pilot program uses predictive AI to identify individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless, offering aid to help them stabilize and remain housed. Launched in 2021, the technology has helped serve nearly 800 individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless, with 86...
Rollover Crash Into Transformer Takes Out Power in San Fernando Neighborhood
SAN FERNANDO, Calif., Apr. 18 (KNN) — A portion of a San Fernando neighborhood was plunged into darkness after a vehicle struck a transformer Wednesday night. The Los Angeles City Fire Department and San Fernando Police Department responded to a reported vehicle rollover traffic collision around 9:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of Truman Avenue.
Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Crash, Power Outage in South Los Angeles Neighborhood; 2 Apprehended
VERMONT SQUARE, LOS ANGELES, Apr. 19 (KNN) — A pursuit ended in a crash into a pole that resulted in a power outage and two people taken into custody in the Vermont Square neighborhood of South Los Angeles late Thursday night. The Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division patrol...
Woman run over at street takeover may be dead, L.A. police say
A $25,000 reward was announced Friday for information about a street takeover in Los Angeles’ Florence neighborhood that may have resulted in a death after a vehicle spun out of control into a crowd of spectators. Video released by the Los Angeles Police Department’s South Traffic Division shows an unidentified woman being struck by an […]
4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday
SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts. This year’s edition provides an occasion for activists to reflect on how far their movement has come, with recreational pot now allowed in nearly half the states and the nation’s capital. Many states have instituted “social equity” measures to help communities of color, harmed the most by the drug war, reap financial benefits from legalization. And the White House has shown an openness to marijuana reform. Here’s a look at 4/20’s history: The origins of the date, and the term “420” generally, were long murky. Some claimed it referred to a police code for marijuana possession or that it derived from Bob Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35,” with its refrain of “Everybody must get stoned” — 420 being the product of 12 times 35.
Hospital looking to identify woman found at downtown L.A. apartment complex
Los Angeles General Medical Center is again asking the public’s help to identify a patient. The Boyle Heights hospital is currently treating a woman who was found unresponsive at an apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services says the woman is believed to be between 40 and 50 […]
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